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Engraving of Luna, a draped female figure with a crescent moon and bow, framed by ornate pillars and arches with putti below.

Zeven planeten

A female figure in a flowing drapery stands in a niche between two ornate pillars, holding a bow and a sash, with a crescent moon and the inscription LVNA above her head. Below, a small cartouche bears the monogram ANDL, and beneath the figure a roundel with a crescent and putti in a fruit-swag border.

Artist
Monogrammist ANDL (mentioned on object)
Date
1483-1581
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
2594 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1581.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Luna, de la serie Siete planetas

Una figura femenina con paños ondulantes se encuentra en un nicho entre dos columnas ornamentadas, sosteniendo un arco y una banda, con una luna creciente y la inscripción LVNA sobre su cabeza. Abajo, un pequeño cartucho lleva el monograma ANDL, y bajo la figura un medallón con una luna creciente y putti en un marco de guirnaldas.

Português: Lua, da série Sete planetas

Uma figura feminina com drapeado fluido está em um nicho entre duas colunas ornamentadas, segurando um arco e uma faixa, com uma lua crescente e a inscrição LVNA acima da cabeça. Abaixo, um pequeno cartucho traz o monograma ANDL, e sob a figura um medalhão com lua crescente e putti em moldura de festões.

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